Class Four Flashcards
what do kinetics tell us about spontaneity
nothing
what is a step intermediate
substance that is produced in one step and consumed in another
rate determining step
slowest step in a process that determines the overall reaction
rate of reaction
how fast reactants are being consumed or how fast products are being formed
3 things reaction rate is determined by
how frequently the reactant molecules collide
the orientation of the colliding molecules
their energy
what is the activation energy
minimum energy required of reactant molecules for the reaction to proceed to products
what is the activation energy
minimum energy required of reactant molecules for the reaction to proceed to products
energy maximum of a reaction coordinate diagram
transition state
the lower the AE, the ___ the reaction rate
faster
the greater the conc. of reactants, the ___ the reaction rate
faster
the higher the temp of reaction, the ____ the reaction rate
faster
what does a catalyst do
accelerates a reaction by lowering the AE
do catalysts affect equilibrium
no
rate law is usually given as..
the rate at which reactant disappears
what is included in the rate law expression
only stuff that is involved in the rate determining step (slow step)
first order rate law is seen in..
unimolecular elementary steps
second order rate law is seen in..
bimolecular elementary steps
when a reaction is at equilibrium..
the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction